A motorcycle rider has been unable to work for at least four days due to the injuries he sustained when his neck got caught on a cable that was hanging low in Barangay Antipolo Del Sur, Lipa City, Batangas.

The rider, Mark Macasaet, said he was on his way to his girlfriend's house in Barangay Latag when the accident happened.

"Kasi nandoon po 'yung uniform ko, pagpasok ko po ng 5 a.m., nagkataon na pagdating ko ng Antipolo hindi na ako nakarating ng Latag at naaksidente na ako," Macasaet said.

He said he saw the hanging cable but it was already too late for him to avoid it.

"Sobrang haba din ng nakalawit, eh… as in ganito ang clearance sa kalsada, hindi po siya yung ulo na papalo lang, nakaharang po talaga siya sa kalsada. Nasa 60 lang po [ang takbo ko], wala naman ako kasabay noon kaya ganoon ang takbo ko," Macasaet said.

The incident has been reported to the barangay officials of Antipolo Del Sur.

Barangay officials confirmed that the hanging cable belongs to a telco company.

Helson Leyesa, barangay councilman of Antipolo Del Sur, said there was an incident where two trucks backed into a telco pole, which may have caused the cable to hang low.

"May aksidente ng dalawang truck na naatrasan po yung poste po ng telco na isa pong posibilidad nang paglaglag po ng wire," Leyesa said.

Macasaet calls on the cable owners to fix the cable to prevent further accidents.

"Para ayusin na lang 'yung mga kable doon para wala nang maaksidente sa susunod," he said.

Barangay officials are now inspecting other cables along the highway and reminded motorists to drive carefully.